Truck Carrying Chemical Liquid Burnt On Pemalang Toll Road, 2 People Killed

PEMALANG – Two people reportedly died after being involved in an accident on the PBTR Toll Road, lane B KM 312+400, Banjaran Village, Taman Kabupaten District, Pemalang, Central Java. The incident occurred when two tronton trucks carrying chemical liquids and lime trucks, on Tuesday, April 4, at 10.19 WIB.

Based on the information obtained, a witness named Mashuri (55), a Po Nusantara bus driver, a resident of Kudus, explained that the incident started when an articulated truck loaded with liquid chemicals in blue plastic drum packages drove from east to west (Pekalongan to Pemalang).

Arriving at the scene, at Km 312,400 to be precise, the truck swerved to the left and hit a tronton truck with police number B 9848 FD loaded with lime sand which was stopped on the shoulder of the road.

As a result of the collision, the lime-laden truck collided with the iron dividing the toll road, causing both vehicles to catch fire.

The driver of the trailer truck, whose identity has not yet been identified, was burned to death at the scene. One other person died in hospital. The cause of the accident is still unknown. The case is being handled by the Pemalang Police.